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“Birdman” soared at the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, winning best film as well as directing honors for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The dark comedy, starring Michael Keaton as a washed-up movie superhero who seeks redemption on the Broadway stage, won four Oscars, including original screenplay and cinematography. FULL COVERAGE: Oscars 2015 Heading into Sunday’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, “Birdman” was pitted against “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater’s unique coming-of-age story shot over a 12-year period. But “Boyhood” managed to win only one Academy Award: Patricia Arquette for supporting actress as a...

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“Birdman” soared at the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, winning best film as well as directing honors for Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
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The coming-of-age drama shot over a 12-year period also won honors for director...

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In stride with its counterparts in New York, LA, San Francisco, Boston and other cities, the Chicago Film Critics Association named Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” best picture of 2014, the CFCA announced Monday.
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"TO SUCCEED in life you need two things: ignorance and confidence." -- Mark Twain
WELL, the Golden Globe nominations are out, and as usual, some things don't make sense. But I suppose that's the fun of it, yes?
"Birdman" is nominated...

"Birdman" was the big winner at the Gotham Awards on Monday, as Alejandro G. Iñarritu's black comedy scored the top prize of best feature and star Michael Keaton took the‎ actor honor.
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"Birdman" proves that a movie — the grabbiest, most kinetic film ever made about putting on a play — can soar on the wings of its own technical prowess, even as the banality of its ideas threatens to drag it back down to earth.
Much of what...